Letters From the Great Blasket

Letters from the Great Blasket is a fascinating collection of correspondence by Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin, capturing two decades of intimate, historical, and changing island life, amidst the shifting Irish language and culture.

About the author

Eibhlís married Seán Ó Criomhthain, a son of Tomás Ó Criomhthain, An tOileanach (The Islandman). On her marriage, she lived in the same house as the Islandman and nursed him during the last years of his life, which are described in the letters. Beginning in 1931, when the island was still a place where one might marry and raise a family (if only for certain exile in America), the letters end in 1951 with the author herself in exile on the mainland and the old folk of the island scattering to their graves.

Product details

• Authors: Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin
• Publisher: MERCIER PRESS TD
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780853428480
• ISBN: 978-0-85342-848-0
• No. of pages: 88
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries